Augmented Reality and the Final Day of WebVisions

After recovering from 3 days of WebVisions I am finally getting around to my WebVisions day 3 wrap up.

This was definitely an intense 3 days of learning, networking, and fun!

My day 3 highlight was a morning panel discussion titled “Augmented Reality”. The panel consisted of Amber Case, P. Mark Anderson, Anselm Hook, Tim Sears, and Kevin Cheng.

Augmented Reality has become more than a buzzword. It represents the next step in human/computer interaction. Interfaces that were once solid have become liquid. With the iPhone, we have the ability to download software from the air. With augmented reality, data and interfaces can be anywhere.

Join Robotvision founder Tim Sears, 3Dar co-founder P. Mark Anderson, AR Dev Camp founder, programmer and geohacker Anselm Hook, Twitter’s Kevin Cheng and Cyborg Anthropologist Amber Case for a panel about the current state and future of Augmented Reality.

Panel members will discuss seeing through walls, development history, and how they see augmented reality changing the way we communicate and see the world around us.

The topics kicked around by the panel were:

• Hunting ghosts
• Goggles
• heads up display
• Apple’s hiring of a wearable computer guy
• Steve Mann
• GPS appointment monitoring
• KML
• Simple GEO

The topic that really caught my attention was the GPS appointment monitoring.

You can actually keep track via GPS of the location of the person your meeting is with so you will know when you actually have to shut down your projects. You won’t have to sit idle any more waiting for your next appointment to actually arrive.

Very cool…

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Gary Pool SEO

WebVisions Day Three – Augmented Reality is a post stolen from the Search Engine Optimizician

San Diego Chargers Trade with Miami to Select Ryan Mathews at #12 Over All in the NFL Draft

Have the Chargers really been able to replace LaDainian Tomlinson? The Chargers released Tomlinson on February 22, 2010 after nine seasons with the team. LaDainian signed with the New York Jets on March 14, 2010.

Ryan Mathews only spent 3 years playing college football. Ryan has some really big shoes to fill.

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LaDainian holds quite a few NFL records.

• Holds the all-time NFL record for single season touchdowns (31)
• Holds the all-time NFL record for single season rushing touchdowns (28)
• Holds the all-time NFL record for the most points scored in a single season (186)
• Holds the all-time NFL record for most consecutive games with a rushing touchdown (18)
• Holds the NFL record for most consecutive multi-touchdown games (8)
• Tied the record for most consecutive games with a touchdown score with Hall of Fame fullback Lenny Moore (18)
• Tied for third place for most career 200-yard (180 m) rushing games with several other players (4)
• Holds the all-time San Diego Chargers record for most career rushing yards (11,760)
• Holds the all-time San Diego Chargers record for most career touchdowns, 150 as of December 6, 2009
• Holds the all-time NFL record for fewest games needed to achieve 100 touchdowns, with his 100th career touchdown (90 rushing, 10 receiving) in his 89th game
• Holds the all-time NFL record for fewest games needed to achieve 150 touchdowns, with his 150th career touchdown in his 137th game
• Holds the all-time NFL record for overtime touchdowns (3), all rushing.
• Second place on the list of NFL all-time rushing touchdown leaders—behind Emmitt Smith.
• In 2006 Tomlinson became the second player in NFL history to score 4 touchdowns in 2 straight games
• In 2006 Tomlinson became the only player in NFL history to score 3+ touchdowns in 4 straight games
• Holds the record for most touchdowns scored in a four game span with 14 TDs
• Holds the record for most touchdowns scored in a five game span with 16 TDs (14 rushing, 2 receiving)
• Holds the record for most touchdowns scored in a six game span with 19 TDs
• Became the only player in NFL history to rush for 1,000 yards and receiving 100 passes in a single season
• Second player in NFL history with 1,800 rushing yards and 500 receiving yards in one season
• LaDainian joins Emmitt Smith, Priest Holmes, Shaun Alexander, and Marshall Faulk as the only running backs to record consecutive seasons of 20 or more touchdowns
• Holds the record for most seasons with 17+ touchdowns with 5;(consecutive) 2003-2007
• Holds the record for most seasons with 18+ touchdowns with 4;(consecutive) 2004-2007
• Holds the record for most seasons with 10+ rushing touchdowns with 9;(consecutive) 2001-2009
• Holds the record for most seasons with 11+ rushing touchdowns with 8;(consecutive) 2002-2009

Will Ryan be able to have the Charger fans forget about LaDainian? I don’t think so. But it looks like he will be able to stand side by side with him.

Check out this Ryan Mathews highlight video. 7 minutes and 20 seconds of pure running back with all the promise in the world.

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Gary Pool SEO

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WebVisions Hosts Lunch 2.0 at Hot Pepper Studios Today Wednesday April 14th at Noon

We will be heading out to Lunch 2.0 today. Lunch 2.0. Our host will be Brad Smith at Hot Pepper Studios, 3377 SE Division St., Suite 104, Portland, OR 97202 at noon.

WebVisions Lunch 2.0 Portland

• “A social phenomenon referring to a migration of web 2.0 company employees to other offices around the Portland area; characterized by open communication, decentralization of authority, freedom to share food and ideas…”
• “The lunch as a conversation.”
• “Welcome to Lunch 2.0… you are now free to eat around Portland.”
• “Taste the buzz”
• Web 2.0 backlash

Brad is the visionary and driving force behind WebVisions. This year WebVisions is celebrating their 10th anniversary.

WebVisions this year is being held May 19th thru May 21st at the Oregon Convention Center.

I have actually been able to procure a discount for all my readers to this year’s Webvisions.

Tomorrow is the last day for submissions for the highly coveted WebVisionary awards. Each year Webvisions honors the most visionary, daring, and curious talent on the web by awarding them with a miniature robot. So get your robot in gear and submit today!

I’ll see you at both today’s Lunch 2.0 and WebVisions.

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Gary Pool SEO

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Chance to dress up in your summer dresses and short hair styles to attend the end of the summer party of the year for Dress for Success

This last weekend my lovely wife Shirley and I attended a great event put on by MakeoverPDX for the benefit of Dress for Success Portland, OR. The event was held at Blackbird Farms in Beaverton, Oregon. The evening was fun filled and full of inspirational stories, live entertainment, food, wine, and cocktails.

MakeoverPDX Mission

MakeoverPDX is a charitable cosmetic program designed to inspire and give confidence to individuals in need. We have chosen to partner with Dress for Success for our first ever makeover event. With help from Dress for Success, three women have been selected to receive professional aesthetic, dental and salon services. Our hope is to educate, encourage and guide these women in their efforts to make positive life changes.

The MakeoverPDX Team consists of:

• Derek F. Norcom, MD, West Linn MedSpa
• Alina Norcom, West Linn MedSpa
• Dr. Bruno Da Costa, Da Costa Dental
• Don Dutro, Edward Wadsworth For Hair

Meet the MakeoverPDX 2009 makeover recipients!

The Master of Ceremonies for the event was Kimberly Jacobsen Nelson – Triple Crown Pageant Winner.

• Mrs. Oregon 2002
• Mrs. USA 2002
• Mrs. International 2003

The catering for the wonderful benefit dinner was by Hunt & Gather Catering.
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The Menu:
Passed Hor’s D’ouevres
Blackbird farms roasted apple compote, Fourme d’Ambert blue cheese, and hazelnuts on crostini.
Buffet Menu
Heirloom tomato and fresh mozzarella, layered herb polenta, basil, aged balsamic, extra virgin olive oil and sea salt.
Grilled Baird farms peaches, arugula and goat cheese, red wine and vinaigrette.
Grilled Columbia River wild Salmon Niçoise, Walnut Hills farms greens, farm fresh eggs, roasted potatoes, beans, tomatoes, olives, and lemon aioli.
Grand Central bread and citrus butter.
Dessert
Lemon tarts with fresh berries.

Following the dinner was a spirited time of auctions and raffle drawings.
Some of the items were:

• Sonicare Essence Toothbrush
• Clarisonic PLUS
• Skinceuticals Skin Brightening System
• A Beauty Makeover (cosmetic, dental, & salon services

By the way the gift bags for each guest at the tables included:

• Gift Cettificate from Edward Wadsworth for Hair purveyor of professional wholesale salon products
• Gift Cettificate from DaCosta Dental
• Guest Pass from Club Sport
• Extravagant Facial from West Linn MedSpa

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Gary Pool

Short Hair Styles, Summer Dresses, and Catering for Dress for Success is a post stolen from the Search Engine Optimizician

Have You Seen a Google Logo You Just Loved and Hated to See Go? You Can Resurrect it!

If you are running Firefox with Greasemonkey installed you can replace the logo on the Google homepage and search results page with your personal favorite “Google Doodle”.

This post was inspired by a articles by Barry Schwartz “Liked That Special Google Logo? New Tool Lets You Make It Permanent“ and tiffanylane “gmsearchscripts -Project Hosting on Google Code“.

You must be using Firefox with Greasemonkey installed. You will need to go to the script source and install it. https://gmsearchscripts.googlecode.com/files/favoritedoodle.user.js One of the great things about Greasemonkey is that you will not even have to restart Firefox to use the script you just installed.

You can now go to http://www.google.com to check to see if every thing works. You will see the Lego logo.

When this works you can now find your favorite Google logo in the Google Doodle Gallery by clicking on the Lego Logo now being displayed or by right clicking on the little monkey in the status bar and selecting “User Script Commands” > “Favorite Doodle -> Choose favorite doodle” from the Greasemonkey menu.

Once you get to the Google Doodle Gallery you have a choice to make. You get a collection of the Google logos used in the past. This may take more time than the rest of the project unless you already know which logo you want. Just click on the “Make This My Favorite Doodle! button and viola, your choice will be displayed on the Google home page. You can change your mind and the doodle as often as you like.

Any guess which one I chose? Maybe my post “Google Uses a Bomb for a Logo or is it a Warehouse 13 Reference“ might give you a hint.

The script allows you to either show your choice all the time even on holidays or if you don’t want to miss any of the classic Google holiday logos you just make sure that you don’t select “Favorite Doodle -> Always show my favorite doodle, even on holidays” if you happen to choose that all you have to do is select “Favorite Doodle -> Override my favorite doodle on holidays”.

So there you have it use your favorite Google logo to impress your friends. Just smile when they say “Why is your computer showing a different Google logo than mine.

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Gary Pool

Greasemonkey Scripts for Google Search and Firefox is a post stolen from the Search Engine Optimizician

We are heading out for Cannon Beach today for a two night stay

We will be doing our version of fall Oregon Coast Camping. Two nights at a luxurious room at the Cannon Beach Hotel.

Recently refurbished with custom-designed furnishings, plush English towels and robes, and original art throughout. Cannon Beach Hotel welcomes you with impeccable style and grace.

I can’t wait to get to the coast. I had an early meeting at Seven Virtues Coffeehouse at 5936 NE Glisan here in Portland. I met with Don Dutro of Edward Wadsworth For Hair. Great meeting, great coffee and atmosphere.

I have one more stop on the way. At noon Aaron Wall is presenting SEO Strategies for the 21st Century via the web. I just realized it is a phone seminar – distracted driving without a stop. Woohoo! Now straight to the Oregon coast and Cannon Beach.

OK. I plan on conducting a small amount of business there too but it is the Oregon Coast!

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Gary Pool

Heading for the Oregon Coast and Cannon Beach is a post stolen from the Search Engine Optimizician

Well not a heck of a lot.

On New Year’s Day Patrick Johansen a friend and colleague of mine went paragliding and sent me this video. He is the one in an Orange Paraglider flying fairly close to the camera close to the end of the video.

Some times as marketers or anything else, we just need to get away from it all and soar.

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garypool

What does Marketing have to do with Paragliding? is a post stolen from the Search Engine Optimizician

Merry Christmas! And Happy Holidays!

We had a white Christmas here in the Portland, Oregon area. It actually did SEO, I mean SNOW, here on Christmas day. Our family is spending Christmas in North Plains (horse country), West of the Portland metro area. And it’s beautiful.

Here are a couple of pictures from our front door.

View from the front door to the North.

View from the front door to the West.

We hope you all have a Happy New Year.

gary pool

PS Check out my new site about Sets.

White Christmas in Portland, Oregon is a post stolen from the Search Engine Optimizician

During this time of year when we are spending time with family and friends we would like to take this time to wish you and yours a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from all of us at White Rose Productions and SEO Portland.

We consider you all part of our extended family.

So you make sure to have a Merry Christmas and a very Prosperous New Year!

Let it SEO,

Let it SEO,
gary

Merry Christmas to All is a post stolen from the Search Engine Optimizician

The SEM Hot Seat a panel of experts will actually critique 4 websites and discuss SEM and SEO topics that will help you gain insight into what you should or should not be doing to make your website more visible to the public. Seating is limited.

The Websites

• www.livepdx.com
• www.sportsmanagementworldwide.com
• www.albina.com
• www.mtgxps.com

Panelists

• Leo Chung – Overland Agency
• sempdx.org/Events/Sponsor_Bios/Gary-Pool”>Gary Pool – White Rose Productions
• Kent Schnepp – EngineWorks
• Ben Lloyd – Amplify-Interactive

Moderator

SPECIAL GUEST MODERATOR  Anne Kennedy – BeyondInk

This was a great event.

August 14 2007
Registration & Networking: 6:00 PM
Program: 6:30 – 8:00 PM
Hotel DeLuxe (729 SW 15th Ave. Portland, OR 97205)
Food & beverages included.

Were you there?
Stay tuned for more information on the next SEMpdx event.

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Gary Pool

SEMpdx Hot Seat 8-14-07 Great Event is a post stolen from the Search Engine Optimizician

Sunday on the way home from Common Ground Church as we drove by the Firestone / Bridgestone Tire place at the corner of Cedar Hills Blvd. and SW Beaverton-Hillsdale Hwy in Beaverton, Oregon something caught my eye. It looked like a pair of Indy Cars. You know the kind they run every Memorial day. So I drove around the block and pulled into the parking lot. I said to my self. “What the heck there might even be transformers here!”

Sure enough there weren’t any transformers but there was a pair of Indy Cars in the parking lot. One was an actual retired racing car. The car had spent its former life as a Firestone / Andretti Green Racing – Indy Car. The name on the side of the car was Marco Andretti. This was an actual car that Marco had driven. I was impressed. When I looked at the drivers area I was astonished at the size. The cockpit in this car was minuscule. It looked like they had poured it around Marco when they made it. I am a large guy and there was absolutely no way I could fit in any Indy Car, let alone this one. That’s alright though, they wouldn’t let me drive it any way.

The Other car was a replica car. It was a Bridgestone / McDonald’s – Champ Car (replica). Champ Cars actually race in Portland. The just finished the June 8-10th the Mazda Champ Car Grand Prix of Portland here last month. Sebastien Bourdais driving for Newman / Haas / Lanigan Racing won his 100th Champ Car win here. OK, enough of Champ Car, The Bridgestone / McDonald’s – Champ Car (replica) is actually a very good looking car (SEE).

The reason for this post is to talk about Marketing. This is an example of very good marketing for customer relations. There were quite a few people there and they were visiting the store too. In the store they had a place where you could play games. I didn’t count how many but there were more people in the store than there were in the parking lot looking at the cars.

There was a nice couple there supporting the Bridgestone / Firestone Brands. They were cooking and giving away food. They also had a table with coloring books, crayons, and posters. The commotion outside brought the people in and it was working well. The couple traveled to various Firestone / Bridgestone dealers with all the stuff it takes to put on a first class event. They were on their way to Idaho after the day to their next Race Car event.

When you are planning your Marketing Strategy think outside the box. The internet isn’t the only place to market your website. Take a lesson from Bridgestone / Firestone. These guys have taken an old racing car and made a real crowd drawing machine out of it. The car had already paid for it self. Now all they have to pay for is the couple to drag it around the country. How can you make something you are ready to get rid of work for you?

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seopdx/gary-pool.html”>Gary Pool

Marketing | FIRESTONE / Andretti Green Racing – Indy Car is a post stolen from the Search Engine Optimizician

OK, I admit it. I am addicted to the Tour. Today’s race was incredible. The winner was Michael RASMUSSEN from Team Rabobank. He just blew the field away today in the Alps. The big name riders were minutes behind. But after tomorrows rest the race will resume with Stage 9 Val-d’Isère – Briançon in the REAL mountains. The stage starts with a 15 km climb at 6% gradient to the top of the Col de l’iseran which is the high point of the 2007 Tour de France at 2770m. Two well known climbs are next as the riders pass over the Col du Telegraphe en route to the Col du Galibier before a descent into the finish at Briancon for the 33rd time in Tour history.

The Tour de France is the most prestigious bicycle race in the world. Is being carried in the USA on Versus, channel 32 in Portland, Oregon. They also have complete coverage on their website Versus.com.

My favorite announcer is Bob Roll.

Bob is an incredible All American guy with real insight into the race and a great sense of humor.
I usually watch the “Tour” twice just so I can here Bob’s commentary. I just love it when he utters his now famous “Tour DAY France” pronunciation.

Bob’s cycling experiences include:

• Member of the Cycling Hall of Fame as part of the original 7-Eleven Cycling Team
• Former member of the Motorola Cycling Team
• Four-time Tour de France, three-time Giro d’Italia, eight-time Paris-Roubaix, and three-time Tour de Suisse racer
• Won stage three of the 1988 Tour de Romandie
• Won stage 11 of the 1985 Coors Classic
• Won the 1997 & 1998 San Franciso Hill Climb
• Raced in eight World Championships

The Top 10 In Stage Eight

Michael Rasmussen has won his third stage of the Tour de France. He will end the day with the polka-dot jersey and also the overall lead which includes the yellow jersey.

1. Michael Rasmussen (DEN) RAB – 165km in 4h49’40″ (34.177km/h)
2. Iban Mayo (ESP) SDV – at 2’47″
3. Alejandro Valverde (ESP) GCE – at 3’12″
4. Christophe Moreau (DEN) RAB – at 3’12″
5. Frank Schleck (LUX) CSC – at 3’12″
6. Cadel Evans (AUS) PRL – at 3’12″
7. Andrey Kashechkin (KAZ) AST – at 3’12″
8. Alberto Contador (ESP) DSC – at 3’31″
9. Denis Menchov (RUS) RAB – at 3’35″
10. Carlos Sastre (ESP) CSC – at3’35″

Standings after stage 8

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seopdx/gary-pool.html”>Gary Pool

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30 years ago today “Star Wars” premiered and fans are celebrating around the world.

Los Angles is expecting more than 20,000 “Star Wars” fans to converge on downtown the next few days.

“Star Wars Celebration IV” at the Los Angeles Convention Center, which is open to the public Friday through Monday. The celebration kicked off Wednesday with a marathon screening of all six films — includes live entertainment, cast-member appearances, film and video presentations and an exhibit of movie props and costumes.

“Star Wars” was nominated for 10 Academy Awards in 1978 and won six. In 2005, the American Film Institute named John Williams’ iconic score the most memorable of all time. The film has shown up on additional AFI lists, including the “100 Greatest American Movies” list, where it ranked No. 15.

Of course Warner will be taking advantage of the publicity by including a preview of a new video game, “The Force Unleashed,” which will be available on multiple game platforms in early 2008. In the game, the player takes on the role of Darth Vader’s secret apprentice.

“Star Wars” and George Lucas began a new era of geekdome with his groundbreaking visual effects techniques.

TechRepublic even has a post entitled TechRepublic’s best of Star Wars. There is even a list of every blog post on the subject.

The best of the best stuff, however, is listed below:

• Idiot sci-fi question: Why do X-Wing fighters have…um…wings?
• Who’s who of great lightsaber duels
• Vader to Palpatine: “About that Death Star…”
• Video Mashup: Star Wars vs. Monty Python
• The physics behind the Death Star superlaser
• Everything that’s wrong with the Death Star trash compactor
• Top 10 Star Wars Lines Improved By Replacing A Word With “Pants”
• Video: The (animated) origin of Boba Fett
• Poll: The greatest sci-fi film of all time (isn’t Star Wars)
• Video: Star Wars super-parody on the way
• Photos of “Star Wars: Where Science Meets Imagination”
• Photos: In the shadow of ‘Star Wars’
• Geek Trivia: Besides THX 1138, what other numerically named film reference has George Lucas ‘hidden’ inside the original Star Wars?
• Geek Trivia: What movie has the highest inflation-adjusted U.S. box office gross since the advent of television?
• Geek Trivia: What celestial object in our solar system bears a strange resemblance to Star Wars‘ Death Star?
• Geek Trivia: Which fan-favorite character debuted in the infamous 1978 Star Wars Holiday Special?
• Geek Trivia: What other famous science-fiction spaceship forced a redesign of the original Millennium Falcon model for the original Star Wars film?
• Geek Trivia: Which famous horror film shared casting sessions with Star Wars?

Here is a great video space battle between the USS Enterprise and the Death Star.

What were you doing when Star Wars premiered?

May the Force be with you,
Gary

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Turning Lamp – won in the “futuristic” category, starts up with a simple pull of a cord as if one were turning on a lamp. Each time you pull, the box changes into a different mode, from Pee Cee to music player to video player.

It still looks an awful lot like the Mac Mini to me!

PHOTOS: Pee Cees THAT BARELY RESEMBLE A Pee Cee

If you thought the iMac only vaguely resembled a legitimate personal computer, wait until you get a load of the winners of the PC Design Contest 2007. From the obscure input devices of the Egg PC to the pull cord-activated Turing Lamp to the Tron-inspired B-Membrain, these radical revisions to collective CPU and peripheral device designs are equal parts science fiction and fashion accessory, only without all the Steve Jobs-style marketing hype. Just call them the anti-iMacs.

Results are in for the PC Design Contest 2007, co-sponsored by Intel Korea and Samsung.
The designs that won were announced last week. Six designs won out of 644 entries.

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Gary

Pee Cees that look like Macs – at least not like Pee Cees! is a post stolen from the Search Engine Optimizician

I had a massage this last Monday and WOW!, was it great. Not only was my body massaged and adjusted I also received a mind adjustment. I guess when my body feels great my mind and soul does also.

Since my massage by Phil my week has been going great. We have signed up a new client Baja Grill. I can’t wait to get started on the Baja Grill Catering and Luncheria project. My wife Shirley (she is a writers marketing coach) and I have been all over Portland this week.

The particular massage I get is based on Thai Massage. What Phil does is combine many different disciplines through training sessions utilizing techniques from Massage, Yoga, Pilates, Tai Chi, Meditation, and Hydrotherapy. What this means to me is I feel great and ready to take on the world.

Phil also is an accomplished chef. He has a catering business called SoulKitchen. His food is fantastic. You might say Phil is in the business of taking care of your body. I would suggest you give him a call at 503-789-8651 and check out his services.

Phil also has a Couples Massage & Private Chef Dinner that is to die for. It is a unique 3 hour experience that cannot be found anywhere else in Portland and is something that will never be forgotten. I would strongly suggest you contact Phil for more information.

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Gary

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I have been learning about a breed of dog I had heard of but never knew anything about, labradoodle.

I haven’t, seen one in person yet but I will let you know when I do. Labradoodle dogs are hypoallergenic and come in various sizes ranging from 25 to 60 lbs.

They are great companions and are very loyal. I cant wait to actually pet one.

There are a lot of labradoodles out there and many different labradoodle breeds. From what I have read the Australian Labradoodle is the top of the line. This labradoodle breed has been bred to have all of the desirable qualities of both the Poodle and the Labrador with out any of the undesirable ones.

Puppies sure are cute.
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Gary

Have you heard of a labradoodle? is a post stolen from the Search Engine Optimizician

Happy April 1st from Google.

Have you seen Google’s latest Beta release?

It is a FREE in-home wireless broadband service.

Only Windoz Vista and XP are supported at this time, but there are plans in the works for Mac and Linux versions.

It is called Google TiSP. You have to check it out.

Happy April 1st,
Gary

Google announces free in-home wireless broadband service is a post stolen from the Search Engine Optimizician